• The Canadian Press

    Five things to know about the NHL playoffs

    The Vancouver Canucks struck first in a wild second-round NHL playoff series opener against the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday and the Florida Panthers pulled even in their best-of-seven matchup against the Boston Bruins. The two other conference semifinals will resume Thursday night. Here are five things to know: VAN WILDER The Oilers silenced the vocal crowd at Rogers Arena when Zach Hyman scored a power-play goal just over two minutes into the game. Edmonton built a three-goal lead midway throu

  • The Canadian Press

    Boston and Florida tied 1-1 heading to game 3

    Florida Panthers (52-24-6, first in the Atlantic Division) vs. Boston Bruins (47-20-15, second in the Atlantic Division)Boston; Friday, 7 p.m. EDTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Panthers -123, Bruins +102; over/under is 5.5NHL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND: Series tied 1-1BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins and the Florida Panthers are in a 1-1 series tie in the second round of the NHL Playoffs. The teams meet Wednesday for the seventh time this season. The Panthers won the previous meeting 6-1. Aleksander Barkov Jr

  • The Canadian Press

    Vancouver Canucks claw out 5-4 comeback win over Edmonton Oilers in Game 1

    VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have been talking about resilience for months. On Wednesday, the team once again showed how the word has come to form part of its identity as Vancouver battled back from a three-goal deficit to edge the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series. "The belief is always there," said Canucks winger Dakota Joshua. "Just to know that you gotta keep playing to the end, anything can happen." Vancouver hasn't always had the ability to stay compos

  • The Canadian Press

    Panthers rout Bruins 6-1 in Game 2 to tie series

    SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Aleksander Barkov had two goals and two assists, Sam Reinhart added four assists and the Florida Panthers beat the Boston Bruins 6-1 on Wednesday night to tie the second-round series at a game apiece. Brandon Montour had a goal and two assists, and Steven Lorentz, Gustav Forsling and Eetu Luostarinen also scored. The Panthers chased Bruins starter Jeremy Swayman early in the third period after four straight goals, then added two more against Linus Ullmark. Sergei Bobrovsky f